that appears to be a 2.6.x feature. if there is an easier way to do
this in 2.4.x, i'd like to hear (not that the patch is tough).

also, i like to use FB (without the framebuffer i only get the middle
half of my laptop screen - i suspect it's a centered 640x480), and i
like to get rid of tux altogether. if you follow the directions that
come with those patches, you can replace tux with whatever graphic you
want. maybe you want to replace tux's beer with a joint to show the
parents how organic you are (or something).

dave

Ken Bloom wrote:

Since you're already recompiling, why not just go to Device Drivers->
Graphics Support->Logo Configuration and just turn it off? Or compile a
vanilla kernel with the same configuration options and you'll get the
standard beerless Tux.

On 2004.04.05 15:38, Dave Margolis wrote:

I make a 1 pixel high by 8 pixel wide black graphic in the gimp, and
then save it as linux_logo.ppm. I then compile this replacement
graphic into my kernel using patches at the following site:
http://www.arnor.net/linuxlogo/download.html

This is a little crude and hasn't been updated since 2.4.18, but it
still works (as of a recent 2.4.25 build). Also, if you don't build
your own kernels, or let Debian handle kernel compilation for you,
I'm not sure how this can be used.

The only other choice is to turn off the framebuffer console (i.e.
vga=normal in /etc/lilo.conf). This generally works OK on many
video boards/monitors, especially if you spend most of your time in X.

Dave M

Bill Kendrick wrote:

Okay, so this weekend, the little kid I'm tutoring and I set up a
PII I got
from a friend, and installed Debian Linux 3.0r1 (the disc I had on me).

I have one complaint so far... during the boot sequence, it throws a
Tux
at the top left. My box does the same (I recently installed 3.0r1
from scratch
and then dist-upgrade'd), but with one difference... my box just
shows a Tux.
His computer shows Tux holding a mug of beer! D'OH!